Snowboard Group Lessons for Kids in Saas-Fee
Highlights
- Let your child learn to snowboard in a small group for a week
- The kids have fun and develop their skills further
- Your child experiences varied learning methods that enable quick progress in a playful way
- Playful learning with fun and movement builds confidence in children
Description
Kids learn snowboarding playfully in age and skill-appropriate groups. They improve their technique and develop confidence on the board.
Through games, obstacle courses and creative exercises, the snowboard instructors enhance balance, control, and coordination. Everything is combined with plenty of fun in a safe environment. The experienced, child-friendly instructors ensure motivation, safety, and a positive learning experience.
On Friday, all kids receive a medal and small treats as a reminder of their progress and achievements during the week.
SSBS Courses for Beginners
SSBS stands for the "Swiss Snow Sports Professional and School Association".
Basic 1
- Getting used to the board
- Sliding on slopes and traversing
- Changing direction with basic turns
- Stopping and halting
- Using the lift
Basic 2
- Confident turning
- Introduction to weighting and unweighting
- 360° slope spins
- Short fakie rides
- Performance on gentle terrain
Basic 3
- Turns with high and low weighting
- Tilt turns
- Direction changes with edge control
- First jumps and ollies
- Performance on intermediate terrain
SSBS Courses for Advanced Riders
Allround Rider 1
- Introduction to carving
- Turns with edge control
- Steep slope turns
- Terrain jumps
- Riding fakie
- Slope jumps
Allround Rider 2
- Dynamic carving
- Carving on steep slopes
- Riding on very steep terrain
- Turn variations
- Cut turns
- Straight jump variations
SSBS Courses for Experts
Freestyle 1
- Turns with edge control
- Riding fakie
- Nose and tail turns
- Ollies, slope jumps, and 180° spins
- Introduction to rails and boxes
- Introduction to straight airs and safe landings
Freestyle 2
- Cut turns with 360° spins
- Advanced rails and boxes
- Advanced airs, grabs, and rotations
Carve & Speed Roadster
- Introduction to carving
- Carving with high and low weighting
- Short steep slope turns
- Slope jumps
- Smooth runs at 50 – 70 km/h
Carve & Speed Dragster
- Carve & Speed Roadster course
- Introduction to carving
- Carving with high and low weighting
- Short steep slope turns
- Slope jumps
- Smooth runs at 50 – 70 km/h
Inclusions
One week of group snowboard lessons (2.5 hours every morning)
Professional snowboard instructor for kids
Tea and syrup break in a kids' room
Medal and small gifts at the closing party
Ski pass/ticket
Snowboard equipment, helmet
Snowboard clothing, sunglasses
Insurance
Transfer
Meals
Meeting point
ESKIMOS Meetingpoint Village, 3906 Saas-Fee
4W3F+4M, 3906 Saas-Fee, Switzerland
Important information
- Minimum age: 6 years
- Group size: 3-7 people
Provider
Operated by
Eskimos Ski & Snowboard School
Verified provider